Planet

Automation & AI Engineer

Planet  •  Galway, IE (Hybrid)  •  6 hours ago
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Job Description

About Us

Planet is a leading technology company transforming payments by putting customer experience first. We offer integrated solutions that include payment processing, VAT refunds, dynamic currency conversion, and management services for merchants in the Retail and Hospitality sectors worldwide.

In recent years, we have experienced significant growth, expanding our services and global presence.

With strong private equity investors, Advent International and Eurazeo, we have the financial capital and expertise to grow our capabilities and reach through acquisitions.

Our mission is to create a world of connected commerce where payments are simple, secure, and seamless, enabling our partners to deliver exceptional experiences to their customers.

This role drives automation, self-healing, and AI across Planet’s digital workplace. Day to day, you will build proactive remediations in Nexthink, tune the IT virtual assistant, and automate workflows across the endpoint, identity, and collaboration estate - shifting support left, deflecting tickets, and improving the digital employee experience.

What you will do:

  • Self-healing & DEX— Build proactive remediations and self-healing in Nexthink; monitorand improve digital employee experience (DEX) scores.

  • Virtual assistant— Tune and extend the IT virtual assistant / chatbot - intents, flows, and integrations - to deflect and resolve contacts.

  • Automation engineering— Automate repetitive operational tasks and remediations with PowerShell, Python, and the Microsoft Graph API.

  • Workflow orchestration— Build workflows and integrations (Power Automate, Logic Apps, ITSM automation) across the digital workplace.

  • AIOps & proactive ops— Use telemetry and analytics to detect and resolve issues before they impactusers.

  • Ticket deflection— Identify high-volume, repetitive demand and automate it to reduce tickets and manual effort.

  • Governance & safety— Ensure automations and AI are secure, governed, and compliant with PCI DSS and Planet policy.

  • Collaboration— Partner with L1-L3 teams to turn recurring problems into automated fixes and shift-left content.

  • Measurement & improvement— Measure automation impact (deflection, MTTR, DEX) and continuously improve.

Success Measures

Measurable ticket deflection and reduced manual effort through Nexthink self-healing and virtual-assistant tuning, with improving digital employee experience (DEX) scores across the estate.

Who you are:

  • Hands-on experience with Nexthink (or a similar DEX platform) - remote actions, self-healing, and analytics.

  • Experience tuning a virtual assistant / chatbot for IT support (intents, flows, integrations).

  • Strong scripting and automation - PowerShell and Python.

  • Experience with the Microsoft Graph API and workflow tools (Power Automate, Logic Apps).

  • Understanding of AIOps and proactive, data-driven operations.

  • Good working knowledge of the endpoint, identity, and M365 estate that automations act on.

  • Experience integrating with ITSM tooling (Jira Service Management) for automated workflows.

  • Awareness of security and governance for automation and AI in a regulated environment.

  • Analytical mindset with a focus on measurable outcomes.

Why Planet

Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Come and grow your career in the most exciting, fast paced technology market, with a business that delivers feel-good connected commerce. We would love to hear from you – Apply now.

At Planet, we embrace a hybrid work model, with three days a week in the office.

Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow for an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully.

Planet

About Planet

Planet is a global provider of integrated technology and payments solutions for retail and hospitality customers.

We create great experiences for the millions of people who use our payments, software, and tax-free solutions every minute of every day.

Planet empowers its customers to deliver great customer experiences by combining payments and software in ways that drive greater loyalty, increase revenue and save time.

Founded over 35 years ago and with our headquarters in London, today we have more than 2,500 employees located across six continents serving our customers in over 120 markets.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Galway, IE
Year Founded
1985
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